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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
11
The article warns against cheap lace on washable garments and recommends strong edges to resist fraying. It notes tinlen torch on and clung lace, Irish crochet, and warns shadow lace and valenciennes tear easily when laundered. It also describes a method using thread tape or ribbon with safety pins to draw ribbon through casings.
A detailed 1900s style guide explains making a dainty handkerchief case using buckram leaves, moire, rose designs, and ribbon ties. It describes outer and inner coverings, book back joining, and bow knots to hold folded handkerchiefs, noting its use as a neighborly gift and a note on spinach as a nutritious vegetable dish.
Guidance on crafting decorative neckpieces and frills at home. instructions describe shadow lace, Valenciennes trim, net inserts, and ruches in various shapes, including fichu styled drapes, bow accents, cagelike structures, and velvet finishes.
Instructions describe shaping bread into heart forms, frying in butter, arranging into a rosette, placing a centered round, browning, hollowing to fill with cooked spinach for a savory canapé. The method emphasizes precise shaping and even browning.
Instructions describe laying fur hair side down on a marble slab, marking the desired width with pencil, and cutting along the mark with a sharp knife while avoiding mutilation of the fur.
Miss Bond accuses Mrs. Lyman and Mr. Porter of cheating at cards with secret signals. A lace theft in Miss Bend’s bag triggers an investigation at Dargen & Co. The confessor, witnesses, and a floorwalker confirm the scheme. A compromise confession ends the matter without court action.
Advice for brides choosing memorable yet affordable bridesmaid gifts. Suggestions include jewelry pins pendants bracelets and silver keepsake cases. Avoid common items like stockings or scarves and favor lasting mementos such as carved ivory tortoise shell toppers or engraved silver frames with wedding photos.
The Philadelphia Ledger essay extols outdoor living to improve health and appearance. It urges steady activity, warns that insomnia and overstrain age the woman and links sleeplessness to nerves and worry. It promises bright eyes, fresh skin, and good looks with a positive spirit.
Encourages activities to exercise all muscles and promote health. Parents and nurses should participate with children. Fathers forming football style teams among neighbors aid fitness and well being. Children can join walking clubs and young ones should do daily sprinting as part of routines.
A compact column describes the white stork's range across Europe Asia Africa with notes on its nesting near homes predicting good omens and yearly returns. It mentions its diet and behavior, plus a contrast with the American stork and a brief folklore link to Christmas imagery.
A fragmentary children's piece sketches Freddie with a cane and a dog incident that alarms Marjorie. The text hints at domestic scene humor and a tense moment when Marjorie fears the dog's bite or fright.
A fragmentary passage riffs on numerals and algebraic quirks with scattered letters and question marks. It provoca teases about double eleven and twenty five relationships, mixing playful misprints with numeric puzzles.
The article notes a rise in ordained women preachers, now over 2,500 nationwide, led by Unitarians and Universalists with figures from Methodist and Congregational churches. It highlights figures such as Caroline Bartlett Crane and Antoinette Blackwell and details early milestones in women’s ministry and public roles. It also mentions supportive clergy like Dr. Cynddylan Jones and Mary W. Rae, plus related global religious developments and a memorial in Uganda.
An exchanged remark from a Washington Star piece recalls a woman asking about state suffrage and a respondent conceding concerns it may disrupt domestic discipline. The quote notes fears a husband might lose influence over his wife and family.
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